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D. M. Ferry &. Co'S Descriptive Catalogue. 



COI^UMBINE-iAquilegia). 



The old single varieties of Columbine 

 have bean known and admired for cenr- 

 turies under the name of Honeysuckle. 

 The new double 

 sorts are very beau- 

 tiful, and embrace 

 a great variety of 

 colors and forms. 

 They are nearly all 

 hardy, and seeds 

 can be sown in open 

 ground in spring or 

 autumn ; and they 

 can also be increas- 

 ed by dividing the 

 roots. Hardy per- 

 ennial ; two feet 

 ^^high. 



^ Aquilegia, alba 

 plena, double 



Columbine, double. white lo 



Aquilegia, caryophylloides, white, nicely striped 

 with reddish crimson : a beautiful double va- 



riety 



" Skinneri, crimson, scarlet and orange lo 



" vervaeneana fol. variegatis, one of the few 

 striking variegated plants, reproduced with 

 certainty trom seed. Double, rose colored 



blossoms ; exceedingly beautiful 15 



" mixed double, 6est and finest colors 10 



COI>II*IEI^INA-(I>ay Klower). 



The splendid white and blue flowers of this plant can- 

 not be excelled, and its profusion of blossoms renders it 

 worthy of cultivation. The roots can be taken up and 

 kept in the cellar, like Dahlias, and replanted in spring, 

 and will produce larger and more blossoms. Plant in 

 any good garden soil, and thin to six inches apart. Ten- 

 der perennial; one and a half to two and a half feet high. 



Commelina, ccElestis, sky blue 5 



" alba, white 5 



" mixed 5 



coi^jvoi^vui^rs. 



A magnificent class of trailing annuals, 'some of which 

 produce flowers of wondrous beauty. Useful for ver- 

 andas, lattice, &c., and grows freely in any good garden 

 soil. 



Convolvulus, naauritanicus. 

 Convolvulus, aureus superbus, very large, golden 



yellow flowers ; grows six feet high 15 



" mauritanicus, hardy, trailing plant, about one 

 foot high, and produces an abundance of rich, 

 satiny, lavender blossoms. Especially adapted 



to rock work or baskets 10 



" Major, (see Morning Glory). 



CO ]S vol. Villous MIJ^OIl. 

 (O-warf morniiig: Glory). 



Dwarf plants, of trailing, branching habit, each plant 

 occupying a space of two feet. At mid-day it is com- 



pletely covered 

 w i t h a mass of 

 most brilliant, 

 many colored blos- 

 soms, which re- 

 main open till 

 evening, in dry 

 weather. The 

 colors are pure 

 white, blue, pass- 

 ing into white, 

 yellow, red, purple, 

 &c. Will do well 

 i n a n y common 

 garden soil. Thin 

 to three feet apart 

 each way. Half- 

 hardy annual ; one 



foot high. Convolvulus Minor, striata. 



Convolvulus Minor, tricolor, bright blue, shaded 



to pure white, next to the golden center 5 



'• Minor, alba, pure white 5 



"♦ " striata, finely striped 5 



" " mixed 5 



'■ " fiore pleno, a new, double variety 10 



" " unicaulis, a single, upright stem with- 



out a branch and a compact head of flower 

 buds in great profusion, which expand into 

 blossoms of immense size, of very rich, pur- 

 plish blue color, and continues in bloom the 



whole season 10 



COIX— (See Job's Tears). 

 CHUCIANEI^I^A. 

 A pretty little plant, growing one foot high, and pro- 

 ducing clusters of star shaped, pink flowers. Fine for 

 rock work, vases, etc. Start under glass. Hardy 

 perennial. 

 Crucianella, stylo- 



sa 5 



Cucurbita. 



(See Gourds). 

 CUPHHA, 



A favorite bedding 

 plant with green-house 

 men; familiarly known 

 as Cigar Plant, on ac- 

 count of the fancied 

 resemblance to a light- 

 ed cigar. The colors 

 are fiery red and crim- 

 son brown. Planted 

 on gentle heat and 

 transplanted to the 

 garden, it will continue to blossom 

 all summer, and on the approach 

 of frost may be removed to the 

 green-house or conservatory, and 

 will continue to bloom all win- 

 ter. Tender perennial ; one and 

 a half feet high. 

 Cuphea, platycentra {Cigar^ 

 or Firecracker Plant), scar- 

 let, white and purple 10 



Cuphea, silenoides, dark 



crimson brown 10 



Cuphea, Zimpani, violet red lo- 

 Cuphea, mixed 10 



cyci.ame:n. 



Well known and universally 

 admired bulbous rooted plants, 

 producing exceedingly handsome 

 red and white flowers. The seed Cyclannen. 



